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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Cold Carriers Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Refrigerated fleet Cold Carriers Logistics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Florida on Sept. 27, according to a recent court filing.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2019

Roadrunner to Cut Equipment, Terminals and Jobs in Downsizing Effort

Roadrunner Transportation Systems says it will downsize its unprofitable dry van business, part of the company’s truckload segment.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 30, 2019

Is California Trying to Kill the Independent Contractor Model? [Commentary]

Instead of focusing on companies that abuse the independent contractor model to avoid paying employee benefits, California has decided to do away with independent contractors as a regular part of operations at all.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Jack RobertsSeptember 30, 2019

How Telematics Can Improve a Truck Fleet's Operations

Integration and data analytics are turning telematics into a valuable, customizable tool that can improve every part of a fleet’s operations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

YRC Freight Expands Intermodal Operations with BNSF

YRC Freight announced that by the end of the year, the company and BNSF Railway will have onboarded more than 600 branded intermodal containers to improve operational efficiency.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2019

For-Hire Trucking Conditions Worsen After Brief Summer Surge

August data from ACT Research's For-Hire Trucking Index show a pull back from July’s surprising and anomalous surge and a forecast for continued negative conditions until 2020.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 27, 2019

Q&A: Lidia Yan is Changing the Drayage Market

With a background in logistics and e-commerce in both the U.S. and China, Lidia Yan recognized a market need for a simpler, technology-enabled marketplace to match freight with capacity. In 2015, she founded Next, a trucker-centric freight-matching app and marketplace. Since then, she has led the company to 500% revenue growth.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2019

Used Truck Prices Slip as Used Truck Supply Grows

While used truck prices only dipped slightly in August, the 1% year-over-year decline is the first since January 2018, according to ACT Research’s latest report on used Class 3-8 trucks.

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Newsby David CullenSeptember 26, 2019

Equipment-Finance Activity Up Year over Year and Year to Date

The financial indicator that tracks the volume of commercial equipment financed in the U.S is showing that the economy is continuing to see sustained moderate growth in many business sectors.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2019

RoadSync Additions Ease Logistics Payments, Billing

RoadSync, a digital payment platform for the logistics industry, recently added both direct billing and automated clearinghouse (ACH) payment capabilities, increasing convenience and flexibility to customers when it comes to financial transactions.

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